Brooklyn News Roundup

Brooklyn News Roundup
Kings Theatre reopening grand lobby
Interior of the Kings Theatre. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)

After a busy week, here’s a chance to catch up on some of the news happening outside of our neighborhood! We’ve pulled together some of the most interesting recent stories from our sister sites.

‘He was possessed by someone else’: FreshDirect worker speaks after brutal mallet attack [Video]. [Park Slope Stoop]

Pratt Institute and Cuba’s main art school signed a historic education partnership agreement. [Fort Greene Focus]

Brooklyn DA recommends no jail time for rookie cop from Bensonhurst who killed Akai Gurley. [Bensonhurst Bean]

Sunset Park senior in critical condition after being struck by ambulance. [Sunset Park Voice]

An eight story condo building will replace three property’s near Sheepshead Bay’s waterfront. [Sheepshead Bites]

Diving Deep While Skimming The Surface: Photographer Steven Hirsch exhibits ‘Gowanus Waters’ at Gowanus Souvenir Shop. [PSS]

Did NYPD officers cover up for a fellow cop who ran over a Pratt employee? [FGF]

Mallet attack victim speaks out. [FGF]

Volunteer firefighters charged into a raging brush fire in Marine Beach. [SB]

Jmart owners open to carrying both Asian and non-Asian products at new Bensonhurst supermarket. [BB]